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Magan: Trinkets by Kirsten Smith

Trinkets by Kirsten Smith <website • twitter> Publication Date: March 12, 2013 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pages: 288 Target audience: Young Adult Keywords: shoplifting, unlikely friendships, cheating parent, alcoholic mother Format read: ARC received via NetGalley (Thank you!) Summary: Moe, Tabitha and Elodie are three girls very unlikely to ever form a…

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Estelle: Being Henry David by Cal Armistead

Being Henry David by Cal Armistead ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: March 1, 2013 Publisher: Albert Whitman Teen Pages: 312 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: Walden, amnesia, on the run Format read: ARC from Publisher via NetGalley! (Thanks!) Summary: “Hank” wakes up to find himself in New York City without any knowledge of…

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Estelle: The Look by Sophia Bennett

The Look by Sophia Bennett ( tweet | web ) Publication Date: March 1, 2013 Publisher: Chicken House (Scholastic) Pages: 336 Target audience: young adult Keywords: modeling, cancer, London, siblings, family, self-discovery Format read: ARC from Publisher via NetGalley. (Thanks!) Summary: The world becomes a confusing place for Ted when she finds out her fab-looking…

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Magan: Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt

Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt [ tweet | web ] Publication Date: March 26, 2013 Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 320 Target audience: Young Adult Keywords: technology, 1962, internet relationships, strong family and sibling relationships Format read: ARC received via NetGalley (Thank you!) Summary: Mallory feels betrayed after she finds out her boyfriend, Jeremy, has been cheating…

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Estelle: Things I Can’t Forget by Miranda Kenneally

Things I Can’t Forget by Miranda Kenneally ( tweet | web) Part of the Hundred Oaks series (but can be read as a standalone) Publication Date: March 1, 2013 Publisher: SourceBooks Fire Pages: 304 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: religion, choices, friendship, romance, summer Format read: ARC won from a contest held by the author. (Thank…

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